• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Within a period one month, remnants of the New People’s Army Roselyn Jean Pelle Command have claimed responsibility for the summary execution of a total of three civilians in Toboso, Victorias City and E.B. Magalona, Negros
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN With more than two weeks to go before the May 12 elections, the Commission on Elections in Negros Occidental is in full swing for preparations for polling centers for the 12,479 voters affected by the Kanlaon
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has issued an Interim Cease and Desist order to the Binalbagan-Isabela Sugar Company (BISCOM) Inc., to stop discharging molasses from its perimeter canal which ultimately leads to a river
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Vice President Sara Duterte delivered 25 kilos of rice to 2,615 families who have been displaced by the Kanlaon volcano eruption in the Municipality of La Castellana and La Carlota City in Negros Occidental, and Canlaon
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on Thursday recorded 10 more volcanic earthquakes at Kanlaon Volcano, which remains under Alert Level 3. According to its bulletin, the earthquakes were recorded from 12 midnight of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Police confiscated suspected dried marijuana leaves from a motorist on April 24, at a checkpoint in Purok Stop, Barangay Blumentritt, Murcia, Negros Occidental. The arrest of the suspect, alias Carlo, 20, led to the seizure of
URIT. Sugarcane farm workers head home after a long day of work in the fields of Murcia, Negros Occidental, done under the intense heat of the summer season.* Alejandro Alvarez photo
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• THERESA MAE DULMAN A total of 9,617 qualified Bacolod tricycle drivers are set to receive a P5,000 fuel subsidy starting today, April 8, through Friday. The Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD) head Dr. Richelle Verdeprado-Mangga has designated
The city government of Sagay announces the official resumption of ferry operations following the granting of special permits to sail to members of the Sagay Island Ferryboat Operators Association, a press release from Sagay PIO said. With the development, trips
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation (CREC) has successfully energized the 69-Megawatt peak (MWp) Citicore Solar Negros Occidental 2 Solar Power Plant, reinforcing power supply in the Visayas grid ahead of the critical peak summer season. The energization
• THERESA MAE DULMAN Authorities confiscated an estimated P2 million worth of smuggled cigarettes during a buy-bust operation conducted at approximately 10:05 a.m. in Barangay Old Namangka, Mabinay, Negros Oriental on April 6. The joint operation, carried out by the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN With lots of damage to oil refineries affected by the Middle East war, Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said he is not inclined to believe in the possibility of fuel prices in the Philippines being
